Kejriwal ‘hijacked’ Anna’s movement to become CM: Ramdev

Jalandhar: Criticizing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal for taking support from Congress to form the government in Delhi, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday alleged that the former became the Chief Minister of Delhi by ‘hijacking’ veteran social activist Anna Hazare’s movement.

"Kejriwal has got his desired (CM's) post. He has achieved this position by hijacking Anna Hazare's movement. He used Anna's anti-corruption movement to reach there," Ramdev told reporters on the sidelines of a programme organized by Bhartiya Swabhiman Trust.

"If he had to fight against corruption, he should have done that by remaining in the government set-up as IAS officer Ashok Khemka has done. Kejriwal had not done anything like Khemka, who has exposed corruption case against the son-in-law of Congress' leader while remaining in government service," he added.

Ramdev said Kejriwal preaches everyone to struggle for a corruption-free state but he himself has taken the support of the ‘most corrupt party in the world’ to become the Chief Minister.

"If he had to take support, he should have taken the support of BJP and not from the party against which he had launched an anti-corruption crusade," he said.

Asked about the BJP's silence when Kejriwal wrote a letter on this matter, Ramdev said he should have talked to the BJP leaders.

Earlier, he praised BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Ramdev said that he would organise a rally in Delhi on January 5 during which the BJP leaders would share the dais with him.

The yoga guru further said that he may extend support to Modi in the rally after talking to the BJP leaders on some issues.